Christian statesmanship as a panacea for social policy constraints on differing political ideological fronts

Abstract

This paper discusses social welfare policy constraints in the light of different political debates that confront American public policy space. The paper utilizes the concept of policy drift to figure out deficiencies in the implementation of Affordable Care Act, means-tested government programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Earned Income Tax Credit, to mention but a few. On the educational front, the paper examines the opposition to Common Core program by revisiting the conservative and liberal viewpoints on universal application. The paper is spiced with a model of government that reflects Christian statesmanship as a sine qua non for good governance to tackle policy issues of family life, public morality, and affirmative action. This paper concludes that we can hardly find a common ground in the adequacy of the social welfare program that will be all encompassing to serve the needs of the society, to fulfill the aspirations of different political ideological fronts. The paper suggests an inclination to Christian statesmanship as a panacea.